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Latest earthquakes near Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, today, past 24 hours, Tuesday, 9 Mar 2021

Updated 9 Mar 2021 04:48 GMT -
During the past 24 hours, Wellington had 2 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake today: 2.7 quake 33 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand, 9 Mar 2021 8:43 am (GMT +13) ...Read More
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (4 quakes):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes)
9 Mar 2021 8:43 am (GMT +13) (8 Mar 2021 19:43:52 GMT)
2.7

15 km		(276 km)33 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand MoreMap
9 Mar 2021 1:16 am (GMT +13) (8 Mar 2021 12:16:39 GMT)
1.4

15 km		(250 km)New Zealand MoreMap
8 Mar 2021 10:44 pm (GMT +13) (8 Mar 2021 09:44:30 GMT)
1.7

9.3 km		(262 km)New Zealand MoreMap
8 Mar 2021 8:01 pm (GMT +13) (8 Mar 2021 07:01:53 GMT)
2.1

14 km		(277 km)36 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand MoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.3 x 108 joules (230 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.198 tons of TNT) More info

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